Celebrate Bonita 2011

The 2011 Celebrate Bonita! Festival marked the city's birthday on April 2.

Scenes from Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

From left, Taylor Kinney, 13, Brooke Villasante, 14, Miranda Day, 14, and Autumn Villasante, 13, of Lehigh Acres, dance to the sounds of the Irish band Screaming Orphans at Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The annual celebration commemorates the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Joan Diver, a drummer and vocalist for the Irish band Screaming Orphans, performs at Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Funnel cakes are sold at Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Paula Bristol, of Naples, dances to the sounds of New Odyssey during Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Eleven-year-old Alexi Fodden, of Fort Myers, has her face painted with a butterfy mask at Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Fifteen-year-old Taje Williams, of Bonita Springs, tries his hand at the High Striker at Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Thrteen-year-old Justin Martin, in blue, plays life-size foosball at Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Seasonal Bonita Springs resident Charlene Logari, of Russellville, Ind., listens to the music of Screaming Orphans during Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Eleven-month-old Isabella Laupert-Visioli pats the head of her mother, Fort Myers resident Katie Laupert, as they listen to the music of New Odyssey during Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Gary Todd of the Chicago-based band New Odyssey performs at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Scenes from Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Grainne Diver, a guitarist and vocalist for the Irish band Screaming Orphans, performs at Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

From left, Taylor Kinney, 13, Brooke Villasante, 14, Miranda Day, 14, and Autumn Villasante, 13, of Lehigh Acres, dance to the sounds of the Irish band Screaming Orphans at Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The annual celebration commemorates the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

Janine Becker, of Naples, center, and Jeannie Hamady, of Estero, dacne to the sounds of the Irish band Screaming Orphans at Celebrate Bonita at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Bonita Springs. The event is a celebration of the city's birthday with live music, rides and games for kids and local food. David Albers/Staff

In the chili competition at the 2011 Celebrate Bonita! Festival at Riverside Park on Saturday April 2, 2011 in Bonita Springs, Fla., the People's Choice award was given to Casey Niebrugge, left, Amber Blanchard, center, and Fran Luther, right, of the Hippie Life Outfitters. Michele AnneLouise Cohen for Naples Daily News

Jemel Maloney, Bonita Springs, Fla., chillin' to live Country music being performed at the 2011 Celebrate Bonita! Festival at Riverside Park on Saturday April 2, 2011 in Bonita Springs, Fla. He says he became a Country music lover after serving in Iraq where most of his Unit listened to Country music. Michele AnneLouise Cohen for Naples Daily News

Gary Todd, left, and Michael Jay, right, both of the New Odyssey band which is billed as "Three Men and Thirty Instruments," perform for the 2011 Celebrate Bonita! Festival at Riverside Park on Saturday April 2, 2011 in Bonita Springs, Fla. Michele AnneLouise Cohen for Naples Daily News